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Air dry is a terrible idea. Your car is black water spots would be ridiculous. If you have a leaf blower or an air compressor (will take longer) then just blow the water off. Use a waffle weave if you got it to take off whats left and don't apply any pressure. Swirl marks are inevitable, especially on a DD car. However you can take steps to reduce their affects.

depends on what he's using, I've got a filter attached to my hose that runs before the nozzle and I air dry all the time without water spots. I let it dry in the garage so I'm sure shade is helpful here as well.

You mean you have an inline deionizer or do you have a water softening system? The spots will be there but might not be noticeable due to the lack of iron deposits. But hey if it works for you then it works and thats all that matters.

sure man, i have actually waxed my car in the rain, the water helps the wax flow better and polish up nice!

That statement did not make any sense at all. Polish goes on before waxing. I would not recommend waxing in the rain, you want the wax to grab onto the paint surface, not get watered down and just be spread all over.

Nick, Check out the following. It's a bunch of articles, videos and various links I put together to an effort to help others with questions like these. They are broken down into sections so just pick what's applicable. In this case it would be: "Detailing Articles, Videos & Discussions by Category", "EXTERIOR", "Washing":

Nick, Check out the following. It's a bunch of articles, videos and various links I put together to an effort to help others with questions like these. They are broken down into sections so just pick what's applicable. In this case it would be: "Detailing Articles, Videos & Discussions by Category", "EXTERIOR", "Washing":

LOL, I was about to say the same thing. Just use good car wash soap and and micro-fibre sponge. Rinse the sponge alot as you go. Clean the car from top to bottom, that way you are not spreading dirt around. Dry with a micro-fibre towel. Use some quick detailer while you dry, that cuts down on swirls also.

I've heard when applying a fresh coat of wax it's not bad to give a good wash to strip the old **** off. as long as you take appropriate measures just as you would with a solution and use clean microfibers and whatnot